La Vie Quotidienne: 2012.07

19.7.12

15.7.12

Swords, Jewelry, & Electronica

Three exciting new things this weekend: NERF swords, handmade jewelry, and Dan Deacon.

Don convinced me (it wasn't hard) that we needed two of these swords, which were on sale at El Mundo Discount on Steinway. We've already had a couple duels -- one of which, out on the sidewalk in front of our apartment building, received a round of applause from a group of people watching from their window across the street. NERF also makes shields, but they weren't at El Mundo - I'm pretty sure we'll end up getting those as well.

I also came across a jewelry shop in Williamsburg called Brooklyn Charm. I don't wear jewelry because anything in my price range is hideous, but lo and behold the make-it-yourself charm shop in Brooklyn, where an 18" copper chain won't set you back more than $10, and you can buy a real Sternocera aequisignata shell charm for $6. I might actually start looking like a lady sometime soon. [All images below are from the store's Etsy site.]

Lastly, I attended what was probably the most entertaining concert of my life on Thursday: Dan Deacon at Pier 84, opened by Roomrunner (meh) and John Maus (of Panda Bear). It was a FREE concert, and Megan came with me, and it was insane.

14.7.12

Free Time

I've set a goal for myself for this summer: learn more, think more, enjoy more, feel more. In practical terms this means brew more beer, attend more concerts, get on my bike more often, speak more French (class starting in two weeks!), travel more. Thus far I've been successful -- especially this month, where I've done almost all of those things with relative regularity.
[These pictures were all taken by someone else (my digital camera broke...).]